Glueboard for rodents

Abstract

A glueboard ( 10, 110 ) includes a base member ( 11, 111 ) and a quantity of rodent arresting adhesive ( 12, 112 ). A first quantity of securing adhesive ( 15, 115 ) is operatively connected to the bottom surface of the base member ( 11, 111 ), wherein the glueboard ( 10, 110 ) is attachable to a contact surface ( 201, 301 ).

I claim:  
     
         1 . An article for entrapping rodents, comprising: 
 a) a base member having a top surface and a bottom surface;    b) a quantity of rodent arresting adhesive operatively connected to the top surface, the quantity of rodent arresting adhesive sufficient to restrain movement of a rodent; and    c) a first quantity of securing adhesive operatively connected to the bottom surface, wherein the article is attachable to a contact surface.    
     
     
         2 . The article of  claim 1 , wherein the base member is flexible.  
     
     
         3 . The article of  claim 1 , wherein the bottom surface has a first edge and a second edge, the securing adhesive operatively connected proximate the first edge.  
     
     
         4 . The article of  claim 3 , further comprising a second quantity of securing adhesive operatively connected proximate the second edge.  
     
     
         5 . A glueboard for entrapping rodents, comprising: 
 a) a flexible base member having a top surface and a bottom surface;    b) a quantity of rodent arresting adhesive operatively connected to the top surface, the quantity of rodent arresting adhesive sufficient to restrain movement of a rodent; and    c) a first quantity of securing adhesive operatively connected to the bottom surface, wherein the glueboard is attachable to a contact surface.    
     
     
         6 . The glueboard of  claim 5 , the bottom surface has a first edge and a second edge, the securing adhesive operatively connected proximate the first edge.  
     
     
         7 . The glueboard of  claim 6 , wherein the securing adhesive is on less than 20 percent of the bottom surface.  
     
     
         8 . The glueboard of  claim 7 , further comprising a second quantity of securing adhesive operatively connected proximate the second edge.  
     
     
         9 . A method of attaching a glueboard to a contact surface, the glueboard having a flexible base member having a top surface with a quantity of rodent arresting adhesive and a bottom surface with a quantity of securing adhesive, the method comprising: 
 a) positioning the glueboard proximate the contact surface with the securing adhesive next to the contact surface; and    b) contacting the securing adhesive to the contact surface, thereby securing the glueboard to the contact surface.    
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the contact surface is non-planar.  
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the contact surface is vertical.  
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the contact surface is circular in cross-section.  
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising wrapping the glueboard about the contact surface, wherein the bottom surface encircles the contact surface and the bottom surface is positioned over the top surface and the quantity of rodent arresting adhesive adheres the glueboard to itself.  
     
     
         14 . A method of entrapping a rodent with a glueboard, the glueboard having a flexible base member having a top surface with a quantity of rodent arresting adhesive and a bottom surface with a quantity of securing adhesive, the method comprising: 
 a) determining a likely path for a rodent on a contact surface;    b) positioning the glueboard proximate the contact surface with the securing adhesive next to the contact surface; and    c) contacting the securing adhesive to the contact surface, thereby securing the glueboard to the contact surface.    
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the contact surface is non-planar.  
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the contact surface is vertical.  
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the contact surface is circular in cross-section.  
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , further comprising wrapping the glueboard about the contact surface, wherein the bottom surface encircles the contact surface and the bottom surface is positioned over the top surface and the quantity of rodent arresting adhesive adheres the glueboard to itself.  
     
     
         19 . A method of attaching a glueboard to a contact surface, the glueboard having a flexible base member having a top surface with a quantity of rodent arresting adhesive and a bottom surface, the method comprising: 
 a) wrapping the flexible base member completely around the contact surface, wherein a portion of the bottom surface overlies the top surface; and    b) contacting the bottom surface to the rodent arresting adhesive, thereby securing the glueboard around the contact surface.    
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 18 , the glueboard further comprising a quantity of securing adhesive secured to the bottom surface, the method further comprising contacting the securing adhesive to the contact surface, whereby the glueboard is tacked in position as the flexible base member is being wrapped around the contact surface.